“Why shouldn’t we sentence you to death for the murder you committed?”
Jordan hung his head. “Please have mercy on me. I didn’t have a choice.”
“How do you think your victim felt?”
Jordan stared at the floor. “I am guilty, but I did it to save my child.”
“And did it work?”
“Yes. The blood was the key ingredient. I was able to make the cure. ”
“The life of a child is barely worth the life of a unicorn. Take him away. Six months in the dungeon.”
Jordan wept tears of gratitude. They gave him a light sentence.
Interesting, love the last line.
ReplyDeleteNice one.
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I was wondering. Would the story be better if a "light sentence" was 60 years? 600 years? 6000 years? Opinions please!
ReplyDeleteI'm really enjoying these flash pieces you're coming up with!
ReplyDeleteHmm. I think giving him 600 years as a "light sentence" would be a nice touch. :-)
"Light sentence" would be more ironic as 60 or 600 years.
ReplyDeleteBTW, poor unicorn.